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Nepal topple West Indies for first-ever win against an ICC Full Member
Rohit Paudel’s Nepal beat Akeal Hosein’s West Indies in Sharjah (Cricket West Indies photo)
Nepal created history as they beat West Indies by 19 runs in Sharjah for their first-ever win against a Full Member across formats. They had beaten Afghanistan in a T20I in 2014, but Afghanistan was an Associate back then.
Even if you keep the win aside for a moment, it was a historic occasion for Nepal; their first T20I against West Indies and the start of their first bilateral series against a Full Member.
They made it even more special by outplaying the two-time world champions in every facet of the game. It was a complete team effort by Nepal.
Six of their batters hit at least one six, six of their bowlers took at least one wicket, and they were by far the better side in the field.
Leading a second-string West Indies side that featured four debutants, Akeal Hosein opted to field after winning the toss.
Nepal did not start well and both their openers were back in the pavilion by 3.1 overs. Kushal Bhurtel was beaten by an arm ball from Hosein and was stumped. Aasif Sheikh stepped out to Jason Holder but miscued the lofted shot and was caught by a backpedalling mid-on.
Until the final over of the powerplay, Nepal had hit just two boundaries.
Rohit Paudel top-scored for Nepal with 38 off 35 balls (AFP/Getty Images)
Their captain Rohit Paudel doubled that count with back-to-back fours off debutant Ramon Simmonds in the sixth over, but it was Kushal Malla who provided the real momentum.
He first smashed Fabian Allen to the long-on boundary for a four and then, in the spinner’s next over, deposited one into the stands for the first six of the innings.
Malla hit another six, off Obed McCoy this time, to take Nepal to 68 for 2 at the end of ten overs. He and Paudel added 58 off 45 balls before both holed out against debutant legspinner Navin Bidaisee.
Gulsan Jha and Dipendra Singh Airee tried to keep the momentum going, but Bidaisee struck again, getting rid of Jha to finish with 3 for 29 from his four overs. Towards the end, Holder denied Nepal a strong finish by picking up three wickets in the 19th over. (Cricinfo)
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